އިސް

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /is̺/, [is̺]

Etymology 1

Cognate to Sinhalese ඉස්සර (issara)

Adverb

އިސް • (is)

1. before
2. prior, previous, antecedent, preceding

Adjective

އިސް • (is) 

1. first, foremost, leading, paramount, pre-eminent, principal

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit शीर्ष (śīrṣa). Cognate to Sinhalese ඉහ (iha)

Noun

އިސް • (is) (plural އިސްތައް (istak̊))

1. (archaic) head

   Synonyms: ބޯ (bō), ހިރި (hiri)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އިސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 127